"Vase" is a word in ENGLISH
The calyx of a plant.
A vessel similar to that described in the first definition
above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the
like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust.
of Niche.
The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite
capital; -- called also tambour, and drum.
A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently
for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant
pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian
vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.
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A grizzled old man was eating in a truck stop when three Hell's Angels' bikers walked in. The first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie and then took a seat at the counter. The second walked up to the old man, spat into the old man's milk and then he too took a seat at the counter. The third walked up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at the counter. Without a word of protest, the old man quietly left the diner. Shortly thereafter, one of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "Not much of a truck driver either, he just backed his big-rig over three motorcycles."
Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty …
Read the complete definitionOriginally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
Read the complete definitionA contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase.
Read the complete definitionA vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for …
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